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11Neuroscience and sexual orientation — Sexual orientation Orientations Asexual · Bisexual · Heterosexual · Homosexual Gender based alternative concepts Androphilia and gynephilia · Human female sexuality  …
12Brain — This article is about the brains of all types of animals, including humans. For information specific to the human brain, see Human brain. For other uses, see Brain (disambiguation). A chimpanzee brain The brain is …
13motivation — motivational, adj. motivative, adj. /moh teuh vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of motivating. 2. the state or condition of being motivated. 3. something that motivates; inducement; incentive. [1870 75; MOTIVE + ATION] * * * Factors… …
14Sexually dimorphic nucleus — (SDN) is a cluster of cells located in the preoptic area of hypothalamus of the brain that is believed to be related to sexual behavior in animals. The volume of SDN is significantly larger (about twice) in males than in females, caused mainly by …
15Puberty — refers to the process of physical changes by which a child s body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. Puberty is initiated by hormone signals from the brain to the gonads (the ovaries and testes). In response, the gonads produce a… …
16Oregon National Primate Research Center — Motto Better Health Through Scientific Discovery Established 1962 Research Type …
17Foie gras — Pâté de foie gras redirects here. For the story by Isaac Asimov, see Pâté de Foie Gras (short story). Fat liver redirects here. For the medical condition, see Fatty liver. Foie gras with mustard seeds and green onions in duck jus …
18Comportement de reproduction — Pour les articles homonymes, voir sexualité (homonymie). Copulation entre une femelle et un mâle chez les félidés …
19avoidance behaviour — Type of activity, exhibited by animals exposed to adverse stimuli, in which the tendency to flee or to act defensively is stronger than the tendency to attack. Vision is the sense that most often produces avoidance behaviour (e.g., small birds… …
20Stress (biological) — Stress is a biological term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a human or animal body to respond appropriately to emotional or physical threats to the organism, whether actual or imagined. [ The Stress of Life , Hans Selye, 1956.] …
